Diagnosis and Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease: A Multidisciplinary Approach

The  only reference wholly dedicated to this complex topic, Diagnosis and  Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides  authoritative, must-have information on the disease processes affecting  the mitral valve, interpretation of diagnostic studies, and medical,  transcatheter, and surgical treatments needed for mitral valve repair.  Using a multidisciplinary approach, Drs. Scott Goldman and William Gray  oversee a “who’s who” team of contributing authors who offer a holistic  view of the modern treatment of mitral valve disease for today’s cardiac  surgeons, cardiologists, and other cardiac team members.

• Includes  foundational chapters on anatomy and pathophysiology of the mitral  valve—critically important topics when treating multiple complex and  highly dynamic structures that function as a single unit. 
• Covers  diagnostic tools, medical treatments, surgical therapies, and  transcatheter therapies, and provides tips for developing a successful  mitral valve program (with baseline thresholds, common pitfalls, and a  checklist for hospitals). 
• Uses  an accessible, quick-reference format that features takeaway chapter  openers, bulleted key points, end-of-chapter summaries, a common  nomenclature and glossary of terms, key references, and ample line  drawings, photographs, tables, charts, and graphs throughout. 
• Incorporates  the essential role of imaging in structural transcatheter  interventions, including echocardiography and transcatheter edge-to-edge  repair (TEER), and their uses in diagnostic work-up, procedural  planning, intra-procedural guidance, and follow-up. 
• Features  dozens of procedural videos, including transthoracic echocardiogram;  cardiac MRI for mitral regurgitation; transcatheter mitral valve repair;  transcatheter valvuloplasty; percutaneous mitral valve interventions;  MitraClip™ positioning; and many more.